QUESTION
The belief that geography can influence economic policy, and hence economic growth rates, goes back to:
A. Adam Smith.
B. Amartya Sen.
C. Plato.
D. Aristotle.
E. Karl Marx.
ANSWER
A
While a country’s political and economic systems are probably the big engine driving its rate of economic development, other factors are also important. One that has received attention is geography. But the belief that geography can influence economic policy, and hence economic growth rates, goes back to Adam Smith.
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